Information processing apparatus and method

Abstract

An information processing apparatus outputs a manufacturing cost and a CO 2 emission amount for each of manufacturing processes which is capable of manufacturing an identical product. A processing CO 2 emission amount computation part computes, for each manufacturing process, a processing CO 2 emission amount exhausted in each of processing operations based on power consumption and a CO 2 emission amount per unit amount of an electric power. A total cost computation part computes a total cost including the process cost and a processing CO 2 emission amount required for a whole manufacturing process based on the process cost and the processing CO 2 emission amount of each of the processing operations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus configured to output a manufacturing cost and a CO 2  emission amount for each of manufacturing processes which is capable of manufacturing an identical product, the information processing apparatus comprising:
 a first storage part configured to store processing operation information in which the manufacturing processes, which can manufacture the identical product, are registered, wherein information regarding processing operations constituting each of the manufacturing processes, information regarding electric equipments used in each of the processing operations, information regarding a use time of each of the electric equipments for each of the processing operations, and a miscellaneous process cost excluding an electric power cost for each of the processing operations are also registered in the processing operation information by being associated with each other;   a second storage part configured to store equipment information in which each of the electric equipments and a power consumption per unit time of each of the electric equipments are registered in association with each other;   a third storage part configured to store electric power information in which an electric power cost per unit amount of electric power and a CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power are registered in association with each other;   a process cost computation part configured to compute a power consumption consumed in each of the processing operations based on a use time in which one of the electric equipments is used and a power consumption of the one of the electric equipments per unit time, and compute a process cost required for each of the processing operations based on the power consumption, the electric power cost per unit amount of the electric power and the miscellaneous process cost;   a processing CO 2  emission amount computation part configured to compute, for each of the manufacturing processes, a processing CO 2  emission amount exhausted in each of the processing operations based on the power consumption and the CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power;   a total cost computation part configured to compute a total cost including a process cost and a processing CO 2  emission amount required for a whole manufacturing process based on the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount of each of the processing operations; and   an output part configured to output the total cost for each of the manufacturing processes.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 information regarding a kind of electric power used by said electric equipments is registered in the equipment information in association with other information;   a kind of said electric power is registered in the electric power information in association with other information;   said process cost computation part computes the process cost required for each of the processing operations based on the power consumption, a kind of electric power used by the electric equipment, the electric power cost per unit amount of the electric power and the miscellaneous process cost; and   said processing CO 2  emission amount computation part computes the processing CO 2  emission amount exhausted in each processing operation based on the power consumption, a kind of the electric power used by the electric equipment and the CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fourth storage part configured to store selection standard information which defines, in accordance with a selection standard, the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount corresponding to the selection standard; and   a selection part configured to select one of the manufacturing processes, which satisfies the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount corresponding to the election standard, from among the plurality of the manufacturing processes based on the selection standard information,   wherein said output part outputs the selected one of the manufacturing processes.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the processing operation information, the equipment information and the electric power information are stored for each company, and said selection part selects the one of the manufacturing processes for each company based on the selection standard information, and also selects one of the manufacturing processes which satisfies the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount corresponding to the selection standard from the plurality of the manufacturing processes selected for each company. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said output part creates a coordinates table on which the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount corresponding to the selection standard are indicated based on the selection standard information, and displays the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount required for the whole manufacturing process on the coordinates table for each of the manufacturing processes. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said output part outputs said total cost for each of the manufacturing processes, and also outputs the process cost and the processing CO 2  emission amount for each of the processing operations. 
     
     
         7 . An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus configured to output a manufacturing cost and a CO 2  emission amount for each of manufacturing processes which is capable of manufacturing an identical product, the information processing method comprising:
 storing processing operation information in which the manufacturing processes, which can manufacture the identical product, are registered, wherein information regarding processing operations constituting each of the manufacturing processes, information regarding electric equipments used in each of the processing operations, information regarding a use time of each of the electric equipments for each of the processing operations, and a miscellaneous process cost excluding an electric power cost for each of the processing operations are also registered in said processing operation information by being associated with each other;   storing equipment information in which each of the electric equipments and a power consumption per unit time of each of the electric equipments are registered in association with each other;   storing electric power information in which an electric power cost per unit amount of electric power and a CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power are registered in association with each other;   computing a power consumption consumed in each of the processing operations based on a use time in which one of the electric equipments is used and a power consumption of the one of the electric equipments per unit time, and compute a process cost required for each of the processing operations based on the power consumption, the electric power cost per unit amount of the electric power and the miscellaneous process cost;   computing, for each manufacturing process, a processing CO 2  emission amount exhausted in each processing operation based on the power consumption and the CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power;   computing a total cost including a process cost and a processing CO 2  emission amount required for a whole manufacturing process based on said process cost and said processing CO 2  emission amount of each of the processing operations; and   outputting the total cost for each of the manufacturing processes.   
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program for causing an information processing apparatus to perform an information processing method, the information processing apparatus configured to output a manufacturing cost and a CO 2  emission amount for each of manufacturing processes which is capable of manufacturing an identical product, the information processing method comprising:
 storing processing operation information in which the manufacturing processes, which can manufacture the identical product, are registered, wherein information regarding processing operations constituting each of the manufacturing processes, information regarding electric equipments used in each of the processing operations, information regarding a use time of each of the electric equipments for each of the processing operations, and a miscellaneous process cost excluding an electric power cost for each of the processing operations are also registered in said processing operation information by being associated with each other;   storing equipment information in which each of the electric equipments and a power consumption per unit time of each of the electric equipments are registered in association with each other;   storing electric power information in which an electric power cost per unit amount of electric power and a CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power are registered in association with each other;   computing a power consumption consumed in each of the processing operations based on a use time in which one of the electric equipments is used and a power consumption of the one of the electric equipments per unit time, and compute a process cost required for each of the processing operations based on the power consumption, the electric power cost per unit amount of the electric power and the miscellaneous process cost;   computing, for each of the manufacturing processes, a processing CO 2  emission amount exhausted in each processing operation based on the power consumption and the CO 2  emission amount per unit amount of the electric power;   computing a total cost including a process cost and a processing CO 2  emission amount required for a whole manufacturing process based on said process cost and said processing CO 2  emission amount of each of the processing operations; and   outputting the total cost for each of the manufacturing processes.